cái ngàn vàng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cái (“thing”) + ngàn (“thousand”) + vàng (“gold”), calque of Chinese 千金 (thiên kim, literally “thousand gold”) or 千金軀/千金躯 (thiên kim khu, literally “thousand-gold body”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˦ ŋaːn˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ ŋaːŋ˦˩ vaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːj˦˥ ŋaːŋ˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [kaːj˦˥ ŋaːŋ˨˩ jaːŋ˨˩]